[17] In addition to the narrative of Castaneda, De Barros, Maffi, and De
Faria relate, that ambassadors came to De Gama while at Cochin from
the Christian inhabitants in Cranganore and that neighbourhood, who
they said amounted to 30,000. They represented, that they knew he was
an officer of the most Catholic king in Europe, to whom they submitted
themselves; in testimony of which, they delivered into his hands the
rod of justice, of a red colour, tipped with silver at both ends, and
about the length of a sceptre, having three bells at the top. They
complained of being much oppressed by the idolaters; and were
dismissed by De Gama with promises of a powerful and speedy
assistance. - Astl. I. 53. d.
[18] De Faria alleges that the persons who were appointed to settle
matters relative to trade at this port, differed much upon the price
of spices: on which occasion many threatening messages were sent to
the rajah, who at length through fear complied with all the demands of
the Portuguese. He says that the rajahs of Cochin and Cananor were as
refractory and adverse at first as the zamorin; and that when De Gama
arrived at Cochin, the three princes combined to make him winter there
by fraud, and joined their fleets to destroy him. That on the failure
of this combination, a durable peace was made with Trimumpara; and the
rajah of Cananor, fearing the Portuguese might not return to his port,
sent word to De Gama that he was ready to comply with all his demands,
- Astl.
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